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7 things you can do with a USB flash drive besides storing files

That drawer full of old flash drives just got more interesting.

USB flash drives are outdated, but I found an easy replacement

There's not much call for them, given modern tech.
Ars Technica

USB stick not full speed.

I have a flash stick that isn't performing at full speed. It's a Sandisk 128gb, USB 3.0. It took over 5 minutes to transfer 2 files totalling 6gb onto it. I don't know why it's slow lately but by ...
Computerworld

Back to the future: Toshiba touts a USB flash drive with keypad passkey

Toshiba this week announced a secure USB flash stick that uses a 10-number mini-keypad to authenticate access to data stored on the device. Toshiba’s new Encrypted USB Flash Drive uses a similar style ...
ITWire

Installing Windows 7 from a USB flash stick

Microsoft has made Windows 7 release candidate 1 available. Yet, it is a DVD image - what if you want to try it on a netbook or an ultra-slim laptop without a built-in optical drive? Here is how to ...
gizmodo

Mottainai USB Flash: Japanese, Silk, Crystalline, and $850

Japanese USB fetishists SolidAlliance (maker of Sushi USB Flash Drives) has released an exceptionally expensive Flash stick—the Mottainai. 2 GB of memory housed in a case of bronze, crystals, a bit of ...